Rig Veda (translation and commentary)

by H. H. Wilson | 1866 | 1,999,864 words | ISBN-10: 8171101380 | ISBN-13: 9788171101382

The Rig-Veda, English translation, including the commentary of Sayana and grammatical analysis. The hyms of the Rigveda Samhita represents some of the oldest and complex of Hindu Sanskrit literature. In ten books, these mantras form the core essence of rituals and ceremonies once widely performed throughout ancient India. This edition contains the...

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Rig Veda 10.36.13

Sanskrit text [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ये स॑वि॒तुः स॒त्यस॑वस्य॒ विश्वे॑ मि॒त्रस्य॑ व्र॒ते वरु॑णस्य दे॒वाः । ते सौभ॑गं वी॒रव॒द्गोम॒दप्नो॒ दधा॑तन॒ द्रवि॑णं चि॒त्रम॒स्मे ॥
ये सवितुः सत्यसवस्य विश्वे मित्रस्य व्रते वरुणस्य देवाः । ते सौभगं वीरवद्गोमदप्नो दधातन द्रविणं चित्रमस्मे ॥
ye savituḥ satyasavasya viśve mitrasya vrate varuṇasya devāḥ | te saubhagaṃ vīravad gomad apno dadhātana draviṇaṃ citram asme ||

English translation:

“Universal gods, who (take part) in the functions of Savitā, the parent of truth, of Mitra and Varuṇa,confer upon us auspicious and honourable wealth, comprising male progeny, and cattle, and (pious) acts.”

Details:

Ṛṣi (sage/seer): luśo dhānākaḥ [luśa dhānāka];
Devatā (deity/subject-matter): viśvedevā:;
Chandas (meter): triṣṭup ;
Svara (tone/note): Swar;

Padapatha [Accents, Plain, Transliterated]:

ये । स॒वि॒तुः । स॒त्यऽस॑वस्य । विश्वे॑ । मि॒त्रस्य॑ । व्र॒ते । वरु॑णस्य । दे॒वाः । ते । सौभ॑गम् । वी॒रऽवत् । गोऽम॑त् । अप्नः॑ । दधा॑तन । द्रवि॑णम् । चि॒त्रम् । अ॒स्मे इति॑ ॥
ये । सवितुः । सत्यसवस्य । विश्वे । मित्रस्य । व्रते । वरुणस्य । देवाः । ते । सौभगम् । वीरवत् । गोमत् । अप्नः । दधातन । द्रविणम् । चित्रम् । अस्मे इति ॥
ye | savituḥ | satya-savasya | viśve | mitrasya | vrate | varuṇasya | devāḥ | te | saubhagam | vīra-vat | go--mat | apnaḥ | dadhātana | draviṇam | citram | asme iti

Multi-layer Annotation of the Ṛgveda

[Rigveda 10.36.13 English analysis of grammar]

ye < yad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“who; which; yat [pronoun].”

savituḥ < savitṛ

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Savitar; sun; Surya; Savitṛ.”

satyasavasya < satya

[noun]

“true; real; real; faithful; good.”

satyasavasya < savasya < sava

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“yajña; command; impulse; direction; momentum.”

viśve < viśva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“all(a); whole; complete; each(a); viśva [word]; completely; wholly.”

mitrasya < mitra

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“friend; Mitra; mitra [word]; sun; ally.”

vrate < vrata

[noun], locative, singular, neuter

“vrata (vote); commandment; law; oath; command; rule; custom; vrata [word]; rule; behavior.”

varuṇasya < varuṇa

[noun], genitive, singular, masculine

“Varuna; varuṇa [word]; Crataeva religiosa Forst.; Varuṇa; varuṇādi.”

devāḥ < deva

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“Deva; Hindu deity; king; deity; Indra; deva [word]; God; Jina; Viśvedevās; mercury; natural phenomenon; gambling.”

te < tad

[noun], nominative, plural, masculine

“this; he,she,it (pers. pron.); respective(a); that; nominative; then; particular(a); genitive; instrumental; accusative; there; tad [word]; dative; once; same.”

saubhagaṃ < saubhagam < saubhaga

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“well-being.”

vīravad < vīravat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in men.”

gomad < gomat

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“rich in cattle; bovine.”

apno < apnaḥ < apnas

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“property.”

dadhātana < dhā

[verb], plural, Present imperative

“put; give; cause; get; hold; make; provide; lend; wear; install; have; enter (a state); supply; hold; take; show.”

draviṇaṃ < draviṇam < draviṇa

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“wealth; property; money; jewel.”

citram < citra

[noun], accusative, singular, neuter

“manifold; extraordinary; beautiful; divers(a); varicolored; bright; bright; bright; outstanding; agitated; aglitter(p); brilliant; painted; obvious; patched; bizarre.”

asme < mad

[noun], dative, plural

“I; mine.”

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